| Balls - This segment looks at balls and ball games through history, and takes kids on a visit to a paint shop where rubber balls are painted. Bicycles and Pucks - A summary of the bicycle's history, advantages, and assembly are followed by an investigation of the hockey puck and its manufacture. Balloons - Animated graphics and newsreel footage explore ballooning, airships, and dirigibles. A balloon quiz completes the program. 08DR/Rev PI 30 min. |
| Roads and Bridges - This show compares old and new techniques of building roads. Tunnels - A history of tunnels and their builders, this program looks at tunnels on land and under water. Viewers see the construction of Hong Kong subway tunnels. Trucks - This is a history of trucks and trucking, and a look at different kinds of trucks. Featured footage shows the assembly of a Mack truck from the ground up. 08DR/Rev PI 30 min. |
| Houses - This program traces the development and construction of houses from early times. Children build a model neighborhood; then viewers see a modern subdivision. Light Bulbs - Why are electric lights so important? At the General Electric plant, kids see the modern manufacture of incandescent bulbs and fluorescent tubes. Elevators - This story of Elisha Otis' invention features footage of elevator installation, testing, and operation. Next children build an elevator out of Lego blocks. 08DR/Rev PI 30 min. |
| Ice Cream and Popsicles - Kids learn about the "water ices" of the ancient Chinese. Then they make their own ice cream, and visit a plant that makes Popsicles and ice cream. Peanuts - Kids observe the farming of peanuts, use shells in art projects, and learn about George Washington Carver's hundreds of uses for the peanut plant. Soup - At the Campbell's Soup factory, viewers see how vegetable soup is made, from chopping vegetables to canning. 08DR/Rev PI 30 min. |
| Dolls - Why are dolls so popular? At a doll factory, kids see plastic and vinyl dolls being made, as well as haircutting, face-painting, and assembly procedures. Crayons and Markers - This is an historical exploration of writing and drawing, and the implements we use; then a visit to a factory where crayons and markers are made. Clocks and Watches - Viewers learn about the history of timepieces and their role in daily life, and visit clock factories. Next children take some clocks apart and design clock faces. 08DR/Rev PI 30 min. |
| Printing a Newspaper - Viewers visit a newspaper to see how the early morning edition of a big-city paper is laid out, printed, and distributed. Radio and Television - After visits to a radio station and a television studio and control room, children make a TV studio out of a cardboard box, and put on a radio show. The Post Office - This program traces the development of postal services, and visits a postal office to show what happens to a letter after you drop it in a mailbox. 08DR/Rev PI 30 min. |
| Chewing Gum - A comparison of several cultures' chewing habits is followed by a look at the components of chewing gum, and at the manufacture of pellet and stick gum. Soap - This program examines early soap making and attitudes to bathing; then visits the Colgate-Palmolive factory to see the complete modern soap-making procedure. 08DR/Rev PI 20 min. |